Body Space or Junction
elbow joint
el·bow joint [ el-boh joint ]
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Joints
Definitions related to elbow joint:
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(joint, elbow) A joint involving the humerus, radius and ulna bones.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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A hinge joint connecting the FOREARM to the ARM.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A type of hinge joint located between the forearm and upper arm.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The human elbow is the summation of 3 articulations. The first 2 are the ones traditionally thought of as constituting the elbow: the humeroulnar articulation (the synovial hinge joint with articulation between the trochlea of the humeral condyle and the trochlear notch of the ulna) and the humeroradial articulation (the articulation...WebMD, 2019
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